Wavell, Sir Archibald (General, Commander in Chief, Middle East, b.1883 - d.1950)

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Accession Number EXDOC063
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Object type Letter
Maker Wavell, Archibald
Date made 1941
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, KStJ, PC, Middle East Command, 1941.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of a note dated 5 January 1941 written by Commander-in-Chief Middle East Archibald Wavell to Percy Claude Spender, Minister for the Army, to congratulate him on the victory of the Australian troops and on the capture of a large number of prisoners at the Battle of Bardia in Libya, 3-5 January 1941.